Enforcement Actions

CHICAGO— Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson traveled to Illinois where he was joined by U.S. Senator Dick Durbin and U.S. Representatives Luis Gutierrez and Bill Foster to a conduct site visit at the regional U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Broadview, participate in a community engagement meeting in Willowbrook, and meet with groups dedicated to immigration reform.

As I have seen firsthand and stated repeatedly, addressing the rising flow of unaccompanied children crossing our southwest border is an important priority of this Administration and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It requires a whole of government coordinated and sustained response.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Deputy Commissioner Kevin McAleenan and U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Deputy Director Daniel Ragsdale address H.R. 3846, The CBP Authorization Act and H.R. 4279, The ICE Authorization Act, legislation that amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 with respect to the establishment in the Department of Homeland Security of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.

WASHINGTON—Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson met with important stakeholders from across the country to discuss the need for commonsense immigration reform, and hear firsthand their comments and perspective on a wide range of immigration issues.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Deputy Director Daniel Ragsdale addresses ICE’s priorities for the upcoming fiscal year and ICE’s efforts to ensure the most efficient and effective use of ICE’s resources in carrying out ICE’s mission.